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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing detonations and a inferno, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the third SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These attacks show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on the weekend.

"When a war can be halted in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be halted as well, including the Russian aggression," the President stated, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the President to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals were killed within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Power Repair Operations in Kyiv

Operations carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest private energy company stated the key efforts to restore power was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 Russian drones deployed towards Ukraine overnight, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials said it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday denied US allegations it has provided soldiers to fight in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "lack exact data about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana said 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms varying between five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news circulated of individuals being sent to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Details on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that urges opposing fighters to surrender, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who departed to Russia in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through ads on digital networks.